St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-02
FACTS FROM FARGO.
The New High License Law and
Other Matters.

Opecldl 10 Une 0lODe.
FARGO, April 1.--At the dedication of the
commodious and very complete edifice of the
Y. NJ. c. a, it was stated that $500 had
been expended upon the structure, and the
present total debt did not exceed 81, 000 and
that 81, SEQ per year had been pledged for the
support of the Institution. 1t has 120 mem
bers, ana expects to double the number. 1t
promises to be very popular and beneficial
institution. Fargo has the president and
secretary of the North Dakota agricultural
board, which met here this week. and will
make d strong effort to secure the fair, to be
held in September probably. Whoever may
be chosen to the city offices Monday. it is evil
dent that next year the ordinances in regard
to saloons will be enforced as they have not
been heretofore. There are now about fifty
saloons, and it is thought that the high
license law will reduce the number very con-
Siderably.. Pleasant entertainments were
given at the Presbyterian and Con-
gregational churches Thursday night.
George Knight and wife, with their COM
pany, packed the opera house with $500
house in ''Over tho Garden WALL Monday
night Parties were turned away, as not
even standing room was to be had. Maud
Granger also had fine houses for two nights.
The new management OF the house has
set in with boom. :. The city election next
Monday promised to go by default in favor
Of the citizens ticketln violation OF all prece-
dents but to obviate this some who call
themselves straight Republicans are holding
up the banner of the q. o. 2. with sort of
do or die" vigor that promises to relieve the
occasion of dullness. They have put up
party candidates all the way down-and will
elect those who get votes enough. Some of
them were straight Democrats at Aberdeen
last year-but Dakota politics are peculiar.
-. The South side hotel scheme has shown
no signs of life the past week, and is probably
waiting for the boom to wake 1t up.
Ex-Mayor Johnson, of this city, has brought
suit in the district court at Saltwater for
1000 against Receiver E. S. Brown, of the
Northwestern Car company; 10000 of it for
notes Endorsed. and $4,000 for damages to the
business and credit of Mr.. johnson, who rep
resented them in Fargo-growing out OF the
suspension. "A public meeting, with distin-
guished speakers from abroad, is soon to be
held in the interest Of the proposed Congrega-
tional college. Ii the business of the West
ern Union Telegraph Office is any criterion,
there is remarkable commercial activity. The
office now has ten employees, and Manager
Haywood reports that there is at pres
ent an average of 1000 messages
per day passing over the wires....
g. A. Cook, secretary of the Duke Soap COM
pany. at Minneapolis, has been looking over
the field with q view to establishing factory
here. The opening is believed to be good
one. :. Merchant A. L. Moody starts the
building season with $4,000 residence. All
the real estate dealers report d stifening of
figures and growing demand for investment,
although the transactions in town property
are not yet large. "A new Fargo insurance
company, with a solid basis and to be con-
Quoted on conservative principles, is in pros
pect.. the Authors carnival, by the ladies
of the Episcopal society, April 1918, promises
to surpass the kermss of last year. The fan
drill by the young ladies will be quite an at
traction. :. Five of the most engaging young
society ladies have fixed matrimonial dates
that will soon be made public. Someyof the
local sports have this week INDUCED in
sparring matches, with no other results than
a black eye or two.